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About John Pargiter

John Pargiter’s biggest claim to fame is his first-ever work experience job, as ‘legs’ (or runner) for Henry Longhurst. For many years he worked in insurance at Lloyds. After retiring he has returned to his favourite sport of golf and is a keen recreational sailor and grandparent. More Posts

Don’t ever feel sorry for bookies

No I’m not one of the 47 that laid Leicester at 5000-1 at Ladbrokes to win the Premier. an article in the Racing Post coveredthe damage to bookies.   The upside is  the publicity and the coupon (accumulator) busting that Leicester did.   This said it’s clear the bookies misread the [...]

May 5, 2016 // 0 Comments

The Golfing Weekend

There were two surprise winners over the weekend, Andrew Johnston, his maiden win on the Spanish Open and Branden Grace in the USPGA at Hilton Head. The other surprising element of the Spanish Open was that the winner carded an over the par total, the first time this has happened since Justin Rose [...]

April 18, 2016 // 0 Comments

The Masters

Normally when I post on the golfing weekend I’m pretty confident that any error on the US PGA or European tour will not be noticed as there is not that much coverage. However with Danny Willett adorning the green jacket, the first Briton for 20 years so to do, it’s front page news. This [...]

April 12, 2016 // 0 Comments

Shell Houston Open and Masters countdown

Steve Williams who has caddied the victor of 15 Majors has written a controversial book in which he refers to Tiger Woods treating him like a slave. He is back on the bag of Adam Scott this Thursday at Augusta, controversially so as the Aussie has won two USPGA events already with a different caddy [...]

April 5, 2016 // 0 Comments

Cheltenham and Champions League

I was in no hurry nor enthusiasm to post on golf after the weekend as to do so would be to hear the bleating of that bore, the unlucky gambler. My two picks for a top 5 in Thailand – Joost Luiten and Benjamin Herbert – finished outside and Retief Goosen whom I fancied for a top 10 [...]

March 17, 2016 // 0 Comments

Adam Scott at the Helm

Adam Scott won his second successive event at the Trump Doral Blue Monster Course both predicted by Jeremy Chapman. He had not won anything previous for two years and it was thought he would continue to do so by having problems abandoning the anchored putter style he favoured. The tourney was very [...]

March 8, 2016 // 0 Comments

Drama at Pebble Beach

Pebble Beach is arguably the most beautiful course in the world and the ATT event was worthy of it. It went to the wire. Phil Mickelson led the field going into the final round but started poorly. He was 2 strokes behind leader in the clubhouse Vaughan Taylor and need two birdies in the last three [...]

February 15, 2016 // 0 Comments

Couch potato

With my recent betting successes swelling the household budget I was able to negotiate with my missus a generous time in front of the telly on Sunday. I watched 2 golf tourneys, 2 Premier matches, some of Ireland v Wales and the Superbowl till sleep claimed me. If I was to ask you which sporting [...]

February 8, 2016 // 0 Comments

The Qatar Masters

My late father, a keen club golfer of modest talent but much philosophising, used to say that golf was the only sport in the world where you were obliged through the handicap system to explain to your opponent how bad you are before the game began. He often compared golf to tennis a sport my mother [...]

January 31, 2016 // 0 Comments

The golfing weekend

Jason Dufner won his first tourney since the 2013 USA PGA in the Career Builder at La Quinta. Over in Abu Dhabi Ricky Fowler held off the challenge of Thomas Pieters to win. Steve Palmer in the Racing Post is in a rich vein of winning tickles. In his column he was boasting – and  why not ? [...]

January 25, 2016 // 0 Comments

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